How I Tamed the Snowblower Beast

If we still had minstrels they'd write a song about how I tamed the snowblower beast - all by myself no less. As a Minnesota blogger I take on most of my tasks with the idea that I will probably write about them. Usually something goes wrong and it's worthwhile to take a few pictures and have a laugh or two at my expense. I

How I Tamed the Snowblower Beast2014-11-11T15:59:13-06:00

How to Prepare for and Survive a Minnesota Winter

It's coming, sooner than we'd hoped but just about on schedule, really. The powers that be at the weather center are predicting a Polar Vortex in the next 48 hours. Montana is expected to reach a low of -9 while places in the Midwest, including Minnesota, are expecting a foot of snow by Tuesday. If you're from other parts of the country and you're not

How to Prepare for and Survive a Minnesota Winter2014-11-09T09:45:14-06:00

Does Fistula Surgery Hurt?

Does anal fistula surgery hurt? Yes, fistula surgery hurts. In fact it hurts more than just about anything I have experienced and that includes both vaginal births and c-sections. What follows is a description of what you can expect following anal fistula surgery including pain level, recovery time and treatment if necessary. I've had fistula surgery twice now, each time with the placement and eventual

Does Fistula Surgery Hurt?2014-08-15T18:29:08-05:00

Top 3 Things to do Online After the Kids have Gone to Bed

There are some people who after a long day of work and looking after their children just end up sitting in front of their TV bored out of their minds, just waiting for the next day to come. This is not the way for people to live and so if you find yourself like this there are definitely a few things that you could change.

Top 3 Things to do Online After the Kids have Gone to Bed2014-01-08T06:27:39-06:00

Freaky Old Spice Mom Ad

So this latest viral video is either really funny or really creepy depending on how much of a helicopter parent you turned out to be. It's about mothers and their sons who grow up to use Old Spice. I suppose it's about letting go but really it just looks like these young men are going to have difficulty in any new relationship and they may

Freaky Old Spice Mom Ad2014-01-06T11:28:20-06:00

Shelf Safe Milk: Easy and Convenient – Tasty Too!

Even though I haven't written about out trip to the Badlands yet it would have been challenging to find healthy meals on the go, at a reasonable cost, if it hadn't been for shelf safe milk. I am participating in a Milk Unleashed review of shelf safe milk in an effort to get the word out about how safe, convenient and tasty shelf safe milk

Shelf Safe Milk: Easy and Convenient – Tasty Too!2013-08-06T15:51:26-05:00

Father’s Day Gifts That Aren’t Too Hard on the Wallet

You wouldn't buy your mom a kitchen appliance for Mother's Day, right? So don't give your dad a mundane gift for Father's Day this year. Anyone who’s ever seen the movie ‘A Christmas Story” remembers the look of mock joy on the father’s face when he opens a gift to find a tub of car wax. “A can of Simoniz,” he says, flashing a frozen

Father’s Day Gifts That Aren’t Too Hard on the Wallet2013-06-06T10:03:40-05:00

Can We Have It All?

There's been a lot of talk in the media lately about women in the work place. Can we have it all? is the question being put forth once again with no clear or easy answer. Can we have it all? Can women have both a family and a successful and fulfilling career? Not according to Anne-Marie Slaughter we can't. I'm lucky enough to be able

Can We Have It All?2013-03-18T17:01:24-05:00

Unfriending Someone Using Facebook Privacy Settings

I love Facebook. It's a great way to reconnect with people you haven't seen or talked to in ages and it's a great way to find out what's going on in the world. It's a great way to promote your upcoming book and it's a great way to connect with like minded people.  It may have killed my daily or weekly blogging routine but that's

Unfriending Someone Using Facebook Privacy Settings2013-03-03T08:58:16-06:00

IRS Phishing Scam Email

  I'm so sick of spammers and scammers. I received this fake IRS email a week or so ago and have been meaning to post it. This is a really bad fake IRS email and if you've ever filed your taxes you know that the deadline is not the end of January but April 15th. Other ways to tell that this is a phishing email

IRS Phishing Scam Email2013-02-20T13:31:46-06:00

About Redhead Ranting

Redhead Ranting is the rantings of a frazzled, twice divorced mother of two who freelances and cares for two stupid dogs while writing her memoir against incredible and unbelievable odds (but will make a wonderful book one day).

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